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Mercedes-Benz SLK300

Every Mercedes-Benz SLK300 model year on file, 2015 to 2016. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years20 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years22015 to 2016
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins126Summed across model years
By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 100% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.511.52201520162
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Structure leads the Mercedes-Benz SLK300 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Structure
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mercedes-Benz SLK300 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Mercedes-Benz SLK300 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2016Convertible20.0214181
2015Not decoded0NoneNone1145
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mercedes-Benz SLK300

  • 19V-787 Nov 1, 2019
    For a full list of the affected models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2019/RMISC-19V787-4620.pdf
    Communication · 24k vehicles
  • 16V-439 Jun 15, 2016
    Affected vehicles are equipped with low-beam headlights that may have been aimed incorrectly during vehicle production
    Lighting · 100 vehicles
  • 16V-306 May 16, 2016
    In the affected vehicles, improperly manufactured lock nuts may have been used on the rear wheel tie rod connection, and as a result, the rear…
    Suspension · 327 vehicles
  • 16V-211 Apr 13, 2016
    Backup power supply for the ignition switch in the affected vehicles may not have been properly connected
    Electrical system · 223 vehicles
  • 15V-662 Oct 16, 2015
    Affected vehicles have intake or exhaust camshafts whose welds may fail and possibly cause engine damage
    Engine and cooling · 857 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.